Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  On this day in history birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.  

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on October - 26.  

1740  On this day in history birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.  

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)  

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)  

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.  

1795  On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.  

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on this day in history.  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.  

1830  On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.  

1845  On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)  

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.  

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.  

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)